Progress is excellent across school from children’s starting points and our children achieve well. We work tirelessly to ensure all our children reach their potential

At the end of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) there is a statutory national assessment undertaken and we are compared as a school against others nationally and within the LA. In 2025:

EYFS ‘Good Level of Development’ 2025:         

Pinewood	Local Authority	National
69.1%	67.5%	68.3%

Within Year 1 children undertake a statutory phonics screening test. Our children perform very well in this and have been considerably higher than National and the LA in 4 out of the past 5 years. Our most recent phonics data from 2025 is as follows:

Year 1 Phonics 2025:         

Pinewood	Local Authority	National
87%	81%	80%

If children do not pass the phonics screening test in Year 1, they are required to retake this statutory test in Year 2. In 2022, 2023 and 2024 we have been consistently higher than national in this retake. In 2025 due to a high level of additional need within the cohort, we were below the LA average:      

Year 2 Phonics 2025: 

Pinewood	Local Authority	National
84%	90%	unknown

The last time that Year 2 assessment data was mandatory in the UK was 2023 and our Year 2 children achieved significantly higher than the National Average in reading, writing and mathematics as can be seen below:

Year 2 Reading 2023:

Pinewood	Local Authority	National
79.2%	68.7%	68%

Year 2 Writing 2023:

Pinewood	Local Authority	National
73.6%	60.9%	60%

Year 2 Mathematics 2023:

Pinewood	Local Authority	National
83%	72.4%	70%

Ofsted School Inspection Reports

Ofsted Report 2023